Journal profile · Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Precision Agriculture
ISSN 1385-2256 · eISSN 1573-1618 · Springer US · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Precision Agriculture: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.16; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,190; median 165 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 97 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Precision Agriculture is published by Springer US and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Smart Agriculture and AI and Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Environmental Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Precision Agriculture promotes the most innovative results coming from the research in the field of precision agriculture. It provides an effective forum for disseminating original and fundamental research and experience in the rapidly advancing area of precision farming.There are many topics in the field of precision agriculture; therefore, the topics that are addressed include, but are not limited to:Natural Resources Variability: Soil and landscape variability, digital elevation models, soil mapping, geostatistics, geographic information systems, microclimate, weather forecasting, remote sensing, management units, scale, etc.Managing Variability: Sampling techniques, site-specific nutrient and crop protection chemical recommendation, crop quality, tillage, seed density, seed variety, yield mapping, remote sensing, record keeping systems, data interpretation and use, crops (corn, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes, peanut, cotton, vegetables, etc.), management scale, etc.Engineering Technology: Computers, positioning systems, DGPS, machinery, tillage, planting, nutrient and crop protection implements, manure, irrigation, fertigation, yield monitor and mapping, soil physical and chemical characteristic sensors, weed/pest mapping, etc.Profitability: MEY, net returns, BMPs, optimum recommendations, crop quality, technology cost, sustainability, social impacts, marketing, cooperatives, farm scale, crop type, etc.Environment: Nutrient, crop protection chemicals, sediments, leaching, runoff, practices, field, watershed, on/off farm, artificial drainage, ground water, surface water, etc.Technology Transfer: Skill needs, education, training, outreach, methods, surveys, agri-business, producers, distance education, Internet, simulations models, decision support systems, expert systems, on-farm experimentation, partnerships, quality of rural life, e tc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Davide CammaranoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 14%); most named United States 12, Mainland China 6, Spain 5, Denmark 3, Germany 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science19.7%
- Smart Agriculture and AIAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
- Soil Geostatistics and MappingEnvironmental Science12.4%
- Leaf Properties and Growth MeasurementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry5.4%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 7.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,155OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 646,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,612 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 141 | 85 | 100 |
| 2025 | 97 | 66 | 596 |
| 2024 | 110 | 64 | 1,736 |
| 2023 | 121 | 56 | 2,882 |
| 2022 | 111 | 49 | 3,982 |
| 2021 | 96 | 38 | 3,835 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
165 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (113 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 193 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (253 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,190 / EUR 3,190 / GBP 2,790 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- brief communicationOriginal Papers, review Papers, Brief communication, Short communication, Back to topLength not stated
- original paperOriginal Papers, review Papers, Brief communication, Short communication, Back to topLength not stated
- reviewOriginal Papers, review Papers, Brief communication, Short communication, Back to topLength not stated
- short communicationOriginal Papers, review Papers, Brief communication, Short communication, Back to topLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLM use policy Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All benefits in any form from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript or any of the authors must be acknowledged. For each source of funds, both the research funder and the grant number should be given. This note should be added in a separate section before the reference list. If no conflict exists, authors should state: The authors declare that they hav…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency policy Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Precision Agriculture, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single blind peer review Model summary
The journal follows a single blind reviewing procedure.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1385-2256
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-1618
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Precision Agriculture
What CAS zone is Precision Agriculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Precision Agriculture is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Precision Agriculture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.16; CiteScore 15.1, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Precision Agriculture?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 165 days (interquartile range 122–212 days); authors report an average review time of over 24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Precision Agriculture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Precision Agriculture based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), Mainland China (6) and Spain (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Precision Agriculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Precision Agriculture is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Precision Agriculture open access, and what is the APC?
Precision Agriculture is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .